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John Handley appointed chairman of Fishawack

June 17, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing fishawack, handley

The Fishawack Group has appointed John Handley to fulfill the role of chairman for the UK medical comms specialists. Handley …

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EMA changes ‘on screen’ data policy

June 16, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, EMA, Goldacre, Humira, alltrials, transparency

The European Medicines Agency is to formally agree its policy on the vexed issue of the publication of clinical trial …

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NICE rejection looms for Sovaldi

June 16, 2014
Sales and Marketing Gilead, NHS, NICE, SMC, hep C, sofosbuvir, sovaldi

In a draft recommendation published today NICE is asking Gilead for more information on its new hepatitis C pill Sovaldi …

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Avillion hires Lundbeck chief executive

June 16, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Avillion, Lundbeck, wiinberg

UK drug development firm Avillion has appointed Lundbeck chief executive Ulf Wiinberg as the chairman of its board of directors. …

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Sanofi and Medtronic partner on diabetes

June 16, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, diabetes, medtronic

Sanofi and Medtronic have announced a new tie-up that will see both firms develop new products in the increasingly competitive …

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US focus: still top of the pharma pile

June 16, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Medicare, Obama, Sunshine Act, US, United States, america, report

Population: 313.9 million (2012) Government: Federal presidential republic Leader: President Barack Obama of the liberal Democratic Party Gross Domestic Product: …

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Biotec chief executive appointed to government advisory panel





June 16, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biotec, wither

The chief executive of Biotec Services International Dr Fiona Withey has been appointed to
provide guidance to the Welsh government on …

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PMCPA raps Pharmaxis

June 16, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing ABPI, CML, PMCPA, pharmaxis

Pharmaxis Pharmaceuticals has been given the most severe punishment that the PMCPA can hand out following a series of breaches …

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NHS staff face prison

June 13, 2014
Sales and Marketing Francis, Mid Staffs, NHS, berwick, prison

The government is to create a new statutory criminal offence of ill-treatment or wilful neglect of patients, which could see …

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Google takes on Samsung and Apple in health

June 13, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Samsung, digital, fit, fitness, google, health kit, sambaed, wearable

Google is to launch a health platform to rival Samsung’s SAMI offering and Apple’s HealthKit into an ever-expanding technology marketplace.  …

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NICE recommends Yervoy

June 13, 2014
Sales and Marketing BMS, Cancer, Dillon, NHS, NICE, Yervoy, melanoma

Bristol-Myers Squibb has received a lift from the UK’s drugs watchdog, which has recommended its vaccine Yervoy as a first-line …

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Healthcare at Home names interim chief

June 13, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing healthcare at home, natalie douglas

Clinical services firm Healthcare at Home has appointed Natalie Douglas as interim chief executive, as Mike Gordon becomes non-executive chairman.  …

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AbbVie highlights treatment adherence

June 12, 2014
Sales and Marketing ALIGN, AbbVie, Abbott, Crohn’s disease, TNF, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, treatment, ulcerative colitis

Patients with inflammatory diseases tend to be better at following their treatment regimes with TNF inhibitors rather than other medicines, …

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AstraZeneca signs $240m asthma deal with UK biotech

June 12, 2014
Sales and Marketing AZ, AstraZeneca, COPD, SNG001, Synairgen

UK-based Synairgen has signed a global licence agreement with fellow British native AstraZeneca for its experimental lung drug SNG001. The …

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Lonza adds executive committee member

June 12, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lonza, sven Abend

Sven Abend is joining Swiss chemicals and biotech giant Lonza to serve on its executive committee. From July Abend will …

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Novo Nordisk outlines hiring plans

June 12, 2014
Sales and Marketing Denmark, Novo Nordisk, diabetes, haemostasis, pharma

Novo Nordisk has outlined ambitious plans for the medium-term, saying it will look to hire 6,000 staff in its native …

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Bristol-Myers Squibb hires new general manager





June 11, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amadou Diarra, BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johanna Mercier

Johanna Mercier has been appointed as Bristol-Myers Squibb’s general manager for the UK and Ireland.  The appointment of Mercier who …

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Allergan rejects Valeant – again

June 11, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Allergan, Botox, Valeant, pershing, pharma

Allergan and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International are continuing their stately dance around one another – and in the latest move the …

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Researchers question ‘bias’ NICE on statins

June 11, 2014
Sales and Marketing Drug pricing, Haslam, NHS, NICE, statins

Doctors are warning that NICE’s desire to increase prescriptions of statins in England is based on pharma-funded research that ignores …

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Cello hires digital director from YouGov

June 11, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cello, brilot, yougov

Healthcare market research agency Cello Health Insight has appointed a new digital director in Dan Brilot. Brilot is to work …

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